Do you know: I am the crown prince

Chapter 21 Gu Tingye Returns to Beijing

"Girl, are you okay?" Cui'e asked worriedly.

"Cui'e, I wish I were a man." Zhang Guifen said in a low voice.

"Girl, why do you think so? You are the future Crown Princess, and you will become the Queen and the mother of the country in the future." Cui'e said.

Zhang Guifen shook her head and said, "What is there to be happy about? Once you enter the palace, it's like being in a deep sea. Even coming back to see your parents will be a luxury."

Cui'e looked at her young lady in a daze. She was the Crown Princess and would be the Queen in the future. She was the most noble woman in the world. Wasn't it worth being happy?
There was a hint of melancholy and worry on Zhang Guifen's young face.

When she was three or four years old, she started learning martial arts from her father.

At that time, her father looked at her with a look of relief and sadness. She didn't understand why her father's eyes were so strange.

Until one day when her father coaxed her to take a nap, she couldn't sleep at that time, so she thought that she could quietly get up and play after her father left, so she pretended to be asleep.

But I heard my father murmur, "It would be better if you were a man."

Thinking about the quarrel between her parents just now, Zhang Guifen also had this thought. If she were a man, her parents would not quarrel about these things.

Cui'e was just a maid and felt that the Crown Princess was of noble status.

But Zhang Guifen came from a noble family, and even though she was still young, she knew something about the affairs of the palace.

I don't think there's anything good about being a crown princess.

When she learned that she would become the Crown Princess, she was not happy but very troubled.

I wanted to talk to my mother, but I heard my parents arguing.

At this moment, she wished she was a boy, not only would her parents be happy, but she would not be troubled by these things.

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Zhao Xing didn't know that his future daughter-in-law was in distress.

He learned that his father had announced at the court that he would be crowned the crown prince at a later date and that even the crown princess had been chosen, without any commotion.

After all, he already knew these things.

Every day, he practiced martial arts for half an hour in the morning and spent the rest of the time attending classes at Zishan Hall.

There were some changes. In addition to attending classes, he also had to learn etiquette from officials from the Ministry of Rites during his days off. People from the Imperial Clothing Bureau often came to take measurements for him and make the crown robes and daily clothes for him.

Many people who watch TV see that the emperors of the Song Dynasty dressed similarly to the officials, except that the colors of the clothes were different and more exquisite.

He also wore a hat with two long wings on his head.

In fact, that was just the emperor's court dress. In addition, the emperor also had a crown dress and daily clothes.

The same goes for the crown prince. Zhao Xing was just a prince before, and when he was named crown prince, corresponding clothing naturally had to be made.

In addition, he had more classes every day and the number of teachers at Zishan Hall was increased.

In the past, Zhao Xing only studied the Four Books and Five Classics and history.

Nowadays, we not only have to learn these, but also have to learn and understand the power relationships and various rules and regulations of each government office in the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Xing has not yet felt the benefits of being enthroned as the crown prince, and instead is busier than before.

Zhao Xing had originally wanted to go out of the palace to play during his rest period, but he simply didn't have the time.

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Gu Tingye was gone for two months. It was just the beginning of October when he left, and when he came back it was already the coldest time of the year, almost the end of the year.

After returning to Bian Jing, Gu Tingye did not return home, but took his grandfather to a house in the south of the city near the inner city.

This house was purchased by Old Master Bai before he decided to come to Bian Jing by sending people to Bian Jing.

"Brother Ye, I have already settled everything here, and there are so many people waiting for me, so you don't have to worry. Go back and let Gu know first."

After settling down, Old Master Bai said to Gu Tingye.

"Grandfather, I'm afraid that if I go back now, I won't be able to help but ask my father about my mother." Gu Tingye said.

"Then you have to go back too. Don't forget that you still have to investigate the cause of your mother's death." Old Master Bai said, holding Gu Tingye's arm tightly.

When Old Master Bai heard the news of his daughter's death, he rushed to Bian Jing. Only then did he learn from his daughter's maid that her life was not so good after marrying into the Gu family.

After the marriage, Gu Yankai was very cold to her, and even waited a month after the marriage before consummating the marriage with his daughter.

The reason why her daughter died in childbirth was that she heard someone talking nonsense, saying that she had killed Gu Yankai's first wife, so she went to Gu Yankai to question him. However, she fell down because she was too sad and excited, and eventually died in childbirth.

Although Old Master Bai hated the Gu family at first, he still had a trace of rationality, so he suggested that Gu Yan thoroughly investigate everyone in the mansion to find out the person who was talking nonsense.

But Gu Yankai insisted on not doing it, which made Old Master Bai think that the matter was related to Gu Yankai, and he made a big fuss in the Gu family.

After returning to Yangzhou, Old Master Bai was so sad that he didn't want to think about his daughter.

After waiting for several years and going through the saddest period, Old Master Bai finally had time to think about his daughter.

Old Master Bai has been in business for many years and has been able to accumulate such a large fortune, so his mental ability must be good.

After a little thought, I realized something was wrong.

Even if Gu Yankai was missing his ex and disliked his daughter, he would not kill her.

Even if I had this idea, I should have taken action long ago, and there are many ways to do it. It doesn't make sense to do it when my daughter is pregnant.

However, at that time, Old Master Bai only thought that it was Gu Yankai who condoned the maids in the mansion, so they dared to talk nonsense. Gu Yankai still had a great responsibility for his daughter's death.

He couldn't deal with Gu Yankai and couldn't avenge his daughter, but he could still vent his anger on the maid who talked nonsense.

Old Master Bai felt that the servant dared to instigate the descendants left by the former mistress, so he must be the one left by the former mistress.

She called Nanny Chang to inquire about the matter, but learned from Nanny Chang that all the people left behind by the eldest lady had been cleared out and no one was left in the mansion.

Even before Bai accidentally ran into someone talking nonsense, she had never heard anything about the lady in front of her in the Gu family.

Old Master Bai sensed something unusual from Nanny Chang's words and has been secretly investigating it over the years.

However, he only found out that the maids who came with Gu Yankai's first wife, Qin, as a dowry, had been dismissed or sold off long before his daughter got married, and not a single one was left.

As for who was talking nonsense in the first place, he had no way of finding out.

Old Master Bai has never given up over the years, but he has not found any useful evidence.

Originally, he didn't want to tell Gu Tingye all this, but he didn't expect Gu Tingye to suddenly go to Yangzhou and keep asking about his mother.

Old Master Bai finally couldn't help but tell him and asked him to investigate from within the Gu family.

"Grandfather, don't worry, I will definitely find out the cause of my mother's death. But I can go to Yangzhou this time thanks to the help of His Royal Highness the Prince. His Royal Highness said that he wanted to see you. Now that I have returned to Bian Jing, I should report to His Royal Highness." Gu Tingye said.

"Brother Ye, now that we are in Bian Jing, can you tell me why His Highness wants to see me?" asked Old Master Bai.

When Gu Tingye told him that the prince wanted to see him, he could hardly believe it. He thought that Gu Tingye said that in order to trick him into coming to Bian Jing.

However, Gu Tingye repeatedly assured that this was true.

But when he asked the prince why he wanted to see him, Gu Tingye said he didn't know.

Now that they have arrived in Bian Jing, Gu Tingye still said this, obviously he did not lie to him about this matter.

He really couldn't understand why the prince wanted to see him, a businessman who had always been in Yangzhou.

"Grandfather, I didn't lie to you. I really don't know. What does His Highness want to see you for? You will only know after he meets you." Gu Tingye said.

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"Mother, could you please talk to father and ask him to assign fewer teachers to me? I am almost exhausted every day." Zhao Xing complained.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Can you even talk nonsense about death?" Queen Cao glared at Zhao Xing and said.

"But I am really tired. I learn so many things every day and now I don't even have time to rest." Zhao Xing said with a bitter face.

"Okay, isn't tomorrow a day off? I'll talk to your father and let you rest for a day instead of learning etiquette." Queen Cao felt a little distressed when she saw Zhao Xing's tired face.

"Thank you, mother. I will go out of the palace for a walk tomorrow." Zhao Xing said happily.

"That won't do. Tomorrow many ladies will come to the palace to pay homage to me, and you have to be there then," said Queen Cao.

"Mother, they are all ladies with royal titles. It is not convenient for me to be here." Zhao Xing said.

"Haha." Empress Cao laughed and said, "Do you think they just come to see me? During this period, those noble ladies came to see me, and they all brought girls of your age with them. Why? Don't you understand?"

Zhao Xing: "..."

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